1963 Dutch general election
General elections were held in the Netherlands on 15 May 1963.[1] The Catholic People's Party (KVP) remained the largest party, winning 50 of the 150 seats in the House of Representatives.[2]
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The elections led to a four-party coalition government initially consisting of the KVP, People's Party for Freedom and Democracy, Anti-Revolutionary Party (ARP) and Christian Historical Union. In 1965 this coalition was replaced by one consisting of the KVP, Labour Party and ARP.
Results
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
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| Catholic People's Party | 1,995,352 | 31.9 | 50 | +1 |
| Labour Party | 1,753,084 | 28.0 | 43 | –5 |
| People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | 643,839 | 10.3 | 16 | –3 |
| Anti-Revolutionary Party | 545,836 | 8.7 | 13 | –1 |
| Christian Historical Union | 536,801 | 8.6 | 13 | +1 |
| Pacifist Socialist Party | 189,373 | 3.0 | 4 | +2 |
| Communist Party of the Netherlands | 173,325 | 2.8 | 4 | +1 |
| Reformed Political Party | 143,818 | 2.3 | 3 | 0 |
| Farmers' Party | 133,231 | 2.1 | 3 | +3 |
| Reformed Political League | 46,324 | 0.7 | 1 | +1 |
| Economic Appeal Party | 37,554 | 0.6 | 0 | New |
| Liberal State Party | 22,353 | 0.4 | 0 | New |
| Liberal Union/Veilig Verkeer en 100,000 Woningen per Jaar | 21,048 | 0.3 | 0 | New |
| New Democratic Party | 13,064 | 0.2 | 0 | New |
| Christian National People's Party | 1,824 | 0.0 | 0 | New |
| Grol List | 876 | 0.0 | 0 | New |
| People's Referendum | 819 | 0.0 | 0 | New |
| Invalid/blank votes | 161,443 | – | – | – |
| Total | 6,419,964 | 100 | 150 | 0 |
| Registered voters/turnout | 6,748,611 | 95.1 | – | – |
| Source: Nederlandse verkiezingsuitslagen | ||||
References
- Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1396 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
- Nohlen & Stöver, p1413
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